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Friday, May 13, 2011

Three-D Pinwheel Table Runner

I have been having FUN with this little project. And lots of it! There were two little fat quarters tucked in a gift from my sister. She did a cherry gift theme (she always has a theme that she carries through). The fabric had cherries on it, naturally, and when I was asked for a donation for a fund raising auction, I jumped at the chance to try out this 3-D block pattern I had been eying. It looks so cheerful and fun!

The tutorial I used had a mistake in it so I will tell how I did it instead. First, I cut my squares. You need four-4 1/2" squares out of your background fabric and four 3 3/4" squares out your pinwheel fabric for each block.

Then, take a pinwheel square and fold it in half diagonally, wrong sides together.

Take one of the points from the long side and bring it across to the other corner.

Pin to a background square. Make sure to pin each one the same way and to the same side of the square.

Baste them in place. Just trust me on this okay? It's the only way to make them behave and stay where they are supposed to.

After pinning really well, sew two squares together. Then the other two, pressing seams OPEN. The center of the pinwheel becomes too bulky if you don't press them OPEN. Really.

Now stitch both halves of the block together and this is what you have!

You can really get some good lift in the pinwheel blades if you get your iron in there and take out the creases that formed when you were assembling the block.

This is what the back side looked like after quilting. Looks so summery, doesn't it?

3 comments:

I'm a texture/tactile sort of person and I love the way the pinwheels stand out, inviting someone to pet them as they would a puppies ear. Dimension is something often forgotten in disign, and this is a great way to add it without having it take over the project.

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